Terms Of Use

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

Imperfectparent.com (Imperfect Parent) provides its service to
you, subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU"),
which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to
you.Your use of the Site constitutes your agreement to all such
terms, conditions, policies and notices (the "Agreement").

The Imperfect Parent Community has its own guidelines in addition
to these terms.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

Imperfect Parent provides users with access to a diverse collection
of articles about parenting issues, along with a number of different
forums (the "Service"). You also understand and agree
that the Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements
are necessary for Imperfect Parent to provide the Service. Unless
explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or
enhance the current Service, shall be subject to the TOU. You
understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS"
and that Imperfect Parent assumes no responsibility for the timeliness,
deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications
or personalization settings.

You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that
access may involve third party fees (such as Internet service
provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees,
including those fees associated with the display or delivery of
advertisements. In addition, you must provide and are responsible
for all equipment necessary to access the Service.

3. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE

Imperfect Parent reserves the right at any time and from time
to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently,
the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You
agree that Imperfect Parent shall not be liable to you or to any
third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance
of the Service.

Imperfect Parent may change, add or remove any part of this Agreement,
or any other terms associated with the use of the site, at any
time, by posting a notice of such changes to the Terms of Use
page of the web site. Any changes shall become part of the Agreement
and shall apply as soon as such a notice is posted. By continuing
to use the Imperfect Parent after the notice is posted, you are
indicating your acceptance of those changes.

4. SPONSORS, THIRD PARTIES AND ADVERTISERS

Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation
in promotions of, sponsors, third parties or advertisers found
on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related
goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties
or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between
you and such sponsor, third party or advertiser. You agree that
Imperfect Parent shall not be responsible or liable for any loss
or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings
or as the result of the presence of such sponsors, third parties
or advertisers on the Service.

5. LINKS

Imperfect Parent may provide, or third parties may provide, links
to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Imperfect
Parent has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that Imperfect Parent is not responsible for the availability
of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and
is not responsible or liable for any content, accuracy, quality,
advertising, products, or other materials on or available from
such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that
Imperfect Parent shall not be responsible or liable, directly
or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be
caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such
content, goods or services available on or through any such site
or resource.

6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:

a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE
IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS. IMPERFECT PARENT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF
ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

b. IMPERFECT PARENT MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL
MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED
FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv)
THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS, (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED,
(vi) OR THAT THIS WEB SITE, ITS CONTENT, AND THE SERVERS ON WHICH
THE WEB SITE AND CONTENT ARE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR
OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE
USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND
THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
MATERIAL.

d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM IMPERFECT PARENT OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL
CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOU.

e. THIS WEB SITE MAY CONTAIN VARIOUS COMBINATIONS OF TEXT, IMAGES,
AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTIONS, OPINIONS, STATEMENTS, FACTS, ARTICLES,
OR OTHER INFORMATION CREATED BY IMPERFECT PARENT OR BY THIRD-PARTIES.
DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SOURCES FROM WHICH CONTENT IN THIS SITE IS
OBTAINED, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION,
THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN SUCH CONTENT.
ACCORDINGLY, SUCH CONTENT, IS FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY AND SHOULD
NOT BE RELIED UPON BY YOU FOR ANY PURPOSE.

f. INFORMATION CREATED BY THIRD PARTIES THAT YOU MAY ACCESS ON
THE SITE OR THROUGH LINKS IS NOT ADOPTED OR ENDORSED BY IMPERFECT
PARENT AND REMAINS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF SUCH THIRD PARTIES.

7. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT IMPERFECT PARENT SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES
(EVEN IF IMPERFECT PARENT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY
TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE
GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION
OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS
TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS
OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER
MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

8. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES
OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS
OF SECTIONS 6 AND 7 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. TRADEMARK INFORMATION

All materials on this site ("Online Materials"), including,
without limitation, names, logos, trademarks, service marks, images,
articles, columns, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork,
audio clips, video clips, software, and other elements making
up the Service are protected by copyrights and other intellectual
property rights owned and controlled by Imperfect Parent or by
other parties that have licensed their material to Imperfect Parent,
or have allowed Imperfect Parent to post said material. Except
as specifically provided herein, no Online Materials may be copied,
reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed
in any way, or otherwise used for any purpose, without the prior
written permission of their respective owners. You may not add,
delete, distort, or otherwise modify the content on this site.
Any unauthorized attempt to modify any Online Material, to defeat
security features, or to utilize this site for other than its
intended purposes is prohibited.

The Imperfect Parent and all other ImperfectParent.com logos
and product and service names are trademarks of The Imperfect
Parent. All other trademarks appearing on the Site are trademarks
of their respective owners and our reference to them does not
imply or indicate any approval or endorsement by their owners
unless such approval or endorsement is expressly made. It is understood
that the Imperfect Parent is an entertainment and information
site and service and that references to other names and trademarks
are necessary in the course of providing articles and commentary
about the subjects that this site covers. The Imperfect Parent
will enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent
of the law.

If you suspect that Imperfect Parent's content or trademarks
are being misused please contact prescott@imperfectparent.com
as soon as possible.

10. NON-WAIVER

The failure of Imperfect Parent to exercise or enforce any right
or provision of the TOU shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any provision of the TOU is found by a
court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless
agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties'
intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions
of the TOU remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless
of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action
arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOU must
be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action
arose or be forever barred.

11. HEADINGS FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY

The section titles in the TOU are for convenience only and have
no legal or contractual effect.

12. VIOLATIONS

Please report any violations of the TOU to prescott@imperfectparent.com.

13 . INDEMNIFICATION:

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Imperfect Parent harmless
from any claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, arising from or related to any breach by you of any terms
of this Agreement.

14. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, MAILBAG, OR OTHER SUCH COMMENTS OR
MATERIALS:

Any comments, materials, or letters sent by you to Imperfect
Parent regarding the site, including without limitation, questions,
comments, suggestions, criticisms or the like ("Received
Materials") shall be deemed to be non-confidential and free
of any claims of proprietary or personal rights unless you explicitly
state in the correspondence that the letter is "not for publication"
and contains "private and proprietary" information that
may not be distributed. Imperfect Parent shall have no obligation
of any kind with respect to such Received Materials and Imperfect
Parent will be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display,
transform, edit, abridge, create derivative works from and/or
distribute the Received Materials without limitation or restriction.
Furthermore, Imperfect Parent is free to use any ideas, concepts,
know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send
to Imperfect Parent for any purpose whatsoever, including, but
not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products
using such information, without compensation or any other obligations
to anyone, including you.

You may not use Imperfect Parent or its content for any illegal
purpose or in any manner inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions.
You agree to use Imperfect Parent solely for your own noncommercial
use and benefit and not for resale or other transfer or disposition
to any other person or entity.

17. SEVERABILITY:

If any provision of this Agreement is found invalid or unenforceable,
the provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible
and the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in force.

18. ENTIRE AGREEMENT:

This Agreement and any other terms and conditions of service
on http://www.imperfectparent.com constitute the entire agreement
between you and Imperfect Parent and govern your use of the Service.

19. REFUSAL OR DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE:

Imperfect Parent reserves the right to refuse or discontinue
service to any user for non-compliance with these Terms and Conditions.

20. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM:

This Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois.
Any dispute arising from the terms of this agreement or breach
of this agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of
Illinois and you agree to personal jurisdiction by the state and
federal courts sitting in Chicago, Illinois. The parties hereby
expressly waive trial by jury in any action, proceeding or counterclaim
brought by either of the parties against the other on any matters
whatsoever arising out of or in any way connected with these Terms
and Conditions and agree to submit to binding arbitration.

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"We all suffer from the preoccupation that there exists... in the loved one, perfection." -- Sidney Poitier

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